Definition & Meaning

act recklessly and care for nobody; unscrupulous; impertinent

Word usage

sì wú jì dàn

肆 无 忌 惮

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HSK6 IP L5 CME 6

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derogact recklessly and care for nobody; unscrupulous; impertinent
- tā zhè rén sì wú jì dàn
  他这人肆无忌惮。
  He is unscrupulous.
- tā sì wú jì dàn de yǔ zǒu sī zhě dǎ jiāo dào
  他肆无忌惮地与走私者打交道。
  He is unscrupulous in his dealings with smugglers.
- nà xiē nán hái wú rén guǎn jiào sì wú jì dàn
  那些男孩无人管教，肆无忌惮。
  Those boys have been allowed to run wild.
synonym
wéi suǒ yù wéi为所欲为 wú fǎ wú tiān无法无天 hú zuò fēi wéi胡作非为 wú suǒ gù jì无所顾忌 dǎn dà wàng wéi胆大妄为 bǎi wú jìn jì百无禁忌 zì yì wàng wéi恣意妄为 háo wú gù lǜ毫无顾虑 rèn xìng wàng wéi任性妄为 zhuān hèng bá hù专横跋扈 zì suī wú jì恣睢无忌 sì yì wàng wéi肆意妄为 wàng zuò hú wéi妄作胡为 wú suǒ gù dàn无所顾惮 xíng suǒ wú jì行所无忌 háo wú suǒ jù毫无所惧
antonym
guī xíng jǔ bù规行矩步

Word usage

Note
1."肆无忌惮" is to express that the bad guys blatantly doing bad things. Sometimes it also describe that ordinary people are very presumptuous and do whatever they want; 2."惮" cannot be pronounced as "tán".

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